If you haven't seen Spoon playing in a record store go check that out. Then enjoy this take of Got Nuffin.
http://lablogo.free.fr/SpoonTAS/Spoon_Got%20Nuffin%20%28Blogotheque%20version%29.mp3
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Suburb by The Rhombus
At some point in the distant past I came along a stripped down demo version of Suburb that I preferred to this one. It's a fascinating song, with a dirty distorted sound but a lot of embellishments.
Go for vorbis.
https://archive.org/download/Margins-7845/The_Rhombus_-_14_-_Suburb.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Margins-7845/The_Rhombus_-_14_-_Suburb.ogg
Go for vorbis.
https://archive.org/download/Margins-7845/The_Rhombus_-_14_-_Suburb.mp3
https://archive.org/download/Margins-7845/The_Rhombus_-_14_-_Suburb.ogg
Monday, April 28, 2014
Out Side by Tiny Creatures
I offer this fuzzy, distorted little folk tune to take you Out Side the ordinary.
I prefer it in vorbis.
http://archive.org/download/birdsong024/10_out_side.mp3
http://archive.org/download/birdsong024/10_out_side.ogg
I prefer it in vorbis.
http://archive.org/download/birdsong024/10_out_side.mp3
http://archive.org/download/birdsong024/10_out_side.ogg
Labels:
birdsong,
cc-by-nc,
experimental,
lo-fi,
ogg,
Tiny Creatures
Sunday, April 27, 2014
The Same Thing by Cass McCombs
A sweet relaxing song, The Same Thing is a tune that fits timelessly at any stage in my life.
http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Cass_McCombs_The_Same_Thing.mp3
http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Cass_McCombs_The_Same_Thing.mp3
Saturday, April 26, 2014
The Death Of Aase by Daniel Bautista
The Death of Aase is a slow, solemn guitar epic.
Consider it in vorbis.
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/weirdos/10.the_death_of_aase.mp3
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/weirdos/ogg/10.the_death_of_aase.ogg
Consider it in vorbis.
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/weirdos/10.the_death_of_aase.mp3
http://www.danielbautista.com/music/bautista/weirdos/ogg/10.the_death_of_aase.ogg
Labels:
cover,
Daniel Bautista,
Edvard Grieg,
ogg
Friday, April 25, 2014
Red Robot by ADD
ADD prophesizes doom by Red Robot. Now you know what all the screaming's for.
http://www.songfight.org/music/39+1=jb/add3_39+1=jb.mp3
http://www.songfight.org/music/39+1=jb/add3_39+1=jb.mp3
Labels:
ADD,
cover,
John Benjamin Band,
Song Fight
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Bach Sinfonia 5 by Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell's rendition of Bach's Sinfonia 5 is slow, elegant, and, as Cantrell himself describes it, a little tentative.
http://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_bach-sinfonia-5.mp3
http://innig.net/music/recordings/ith_bach-sinfonia-5.mp3
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Unnatural Disaster by Billy And The Psychotics
Billy and the Psychotics rock out Unnatural Disaster for JB's 40th birthday Song Fight.
http://www.songfight.org/music/39+1=jb/billyandthepsychotics_39+1=jb.mp3
http://www.songfight.org/music/39+1=jb/billyandthepsychotics_39+1=jb.mp3
Labels:
Billy and the Psychotics,
cover,
John Benjamin Band,
rock,
Song Fight
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
I Don't Believe In The Sun by Bodies Of Water
Bodies of Water do a sweet, slow take on Magnetic Fields heartbreaker I Don't Believe in the Sun.
http://cdn01.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/BodiesofWater-IDontBelieveintheSun.mp3
http://cdn01.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/BodiesofWater-IDontBelieveintheSun.mp3
Labels:
Bodies of Water,
cover,
gorilla vs bear,
indie,
Magnetic Fields
Monday, April 21, 2014
Oh! Caterpillar by Tiny Folk
"Oh! Caterpillar eat my leaves. Oh leave me bare skinned."
http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/226968620/Oh%2521%2BCaterpillar%2B%2528Hello%2BShark%2529.mp3
http://freedownloads.last.fm/download/226968620/Oh%2521%2BCaterpillar%2B%2528Hello%2BShark%2529.mp3
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Souvenir by State Shirt
State Shirt's sentimental Souvenir sounds sped up but has the same running time as the OMD song.
http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/unreleased/stateshirt_souvenir.mp3
http://www.stateshirt.com/audio/unreleased/stateshirt_souvenir.mp3
Saturday, April 19, 2014
She Plays Up To You by Clairy Browne And The Bangin’ Rackettes
The sultry sound of She Plays Up To You is a perfect fit seedy meetings in smoky bars.
http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/clairy_browne-She_Plays_Up_To_You.mp3
http://aurgasm.us/wp/uploads/clairy_browne-She_Plays_Up_To_You.mp3
Friday, April 18, 2014
Opera Mahler, Part 2 by David Cope
Here's another part from the Opera Mahler (After Mahler), the second part of a larger work.
ftp://arts.ucsc.edu/pub/cope/mahl2.mp3
ftp://arts.ucsc.edu/pub/cope/mahl2.mp3
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Circled Sun by Chromatics
Gorilla vs Bear calls Circled Sun "dark, icily seductive" and an "after-hours slow-motion disco gem".
http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/12-Circled-Sun.mp3
http://cdn02.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/12-Circled-Sun.mp3
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Jazzer Incisors by Podington Bear
Podington Bear does beautiful, playful music so well, but Jazzer Incisors sticks out as a somewhat more contemplative piece.
http://soundofpicture.com/MP3/Driving/JazzerIncisors.mp3
http://soundofpicture.com/MP3/Driving/JazzerIncisors.mp3
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Drunk Season by Shot Pounder
Drunk Season is a perfect Song Fight for some loud, aggressive, sloppy punk rock.
http://www.songfight.org/music/drunk_season/shotpounder_ds.mp3
http://www.songfight.org/music/drunk_season/shotpounder_ds.mp3
Monday, April 14, 2014
When I Was Young by Nada Surf
When I Was Young follows that quiet folk/loud rock formula to as it contemplates the past.
http://mp3s.barsuk.com/NadaSurf_WhenIWasYoung.mp3
http://mp3s.barsuk.com/NadaSurf_WhenIWasYoung.mp3
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Harly A Moment by Jon Eric featuring Manhattan Glutton
Hardly A Moment is a love song with a classic sound classy enough to win a Song Fight.
http://www.songfight.org/music/hardly_a_moment/joneric+manhattanglutton_ham.mp3
Labels:
Jon Eric,
Manhattan Glutton,
Song Fight,
win
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Exercise #3 (Building) by CFCF
Exercise #3 (Building) builds up, then fades out.
http://cdn04.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/03-Exercise-3-Building.mp3
http://cdn04.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/03-Exercise-3-Building.mp3
Friday, April 11, 2014
Lovestricken by Amanda Rogers
This forlorn piano ballad raises pangs for the Lovestricken.
http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Amanda%20Rogers%20-%20Lovestricken.mp3
http://aurgasm.us/music/kyle/Amanda%20Rogers%20-%20Lovestricken.mp3
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Poland by Ganache
Despite what I consider a mistaken experiment with auto-tune, Poland still manages to be curiously compelling pop.
http://heyheyheyeverybodysettledownitsjustthewebsiteforthatbandganache.com/music/Ganache-Poland.mp3
http://heyheyheyeverybodysettledownitsjustthewebsiteforthatbandganache.com/music/Ganache-Poland.mp3
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Unskillful Tongue by Uncle Owen Aunt Beru
The howling of the Unskillful Tongue is a strange and wondrous sound to behold.
Experience it in vorbis.
https://archive.org/download/birdsong026/20_Unskillfull_Tongue.mp3
https://archive.org/download/birdsong026/20_Unskillfull_Tongue.ogg
Experience it in vorbis.
https://archive.org/download/birdsong026/20_Unskillfull_Tongue.mp3
https://archive.org/download/birdsong026/20_Unskillfull_Tongue.ogg
Labels:
cc-by-nc-sa,
experimental,
lo-fi,
ogg,
Uncle Owen Aunt Beru
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Little Wet Head by Minus Story
The wavering vocals in the verses seems timid in contrast to the blown out indie rock production on Little Wet Head.
http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/littlewethead.mp3
http://www.scjag.com/mp3/jag/littlewethead.mp3
Monday, April 7, 2014
Nightwatch by Acrylics
Gorilla vs. Bear: "Molly Shea‘s pristine vocals smolder on lead single Nightwatch, a dusky, Fleetwood Mac-indebted smooth jam".
http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/05-Nightwatch.mp3
http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/05-Nightwatch.mp3
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Change Is Good by Atlas Sound
For those roving the archive, I'd mistakenly double posted a song here. Instead, I give you this tiny song sketch, Change is Good
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/de01b05292e74fa7bdd91dc7b718569589ece2a2
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/de01b05292e74fa7bdd91dc7b718569589ece2a2
Saturday, April 5, 2014
No Intention by Dirty Projectors
No Intention is a cute little live crooning + acoustic guitar performance.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/0769694014cf73351d1b7cafa2b94acdaf308b47
Try the download page if the above link does not work.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/download/0769694014cf73351d1b7cafa2b94acdaf308b47
Try the download page if the above link does not work.
Friday, April 4, 2014
A Moonlight Stroll by Justin Bacon
A Moonlight Stroll evokes pleasant relaxation in this little guitar instrumental.
https://archive.org/download/iuma-justin_bacon/Justin_Bacon_-_A_Moonlight_Stroll.mp3
https://archive.org/download/iuma-justin_bacon/Justin_Bacon_-_A_Moonlight_Stroll.mp3
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Vacillation by Paul Giallorenzo's Get In To Go Out
Vacillation waffles between back and forth brass and reeds and running energetic pianos.
http://umbrellamusic.org/sites/default/files/01%20Vacillation.mp3
http://umbrellamusic.org/sites/default/files/01%20Vacillation.mp3
Labels:
Get In To Go Out,
jazz,
Paul Giallorenzo,
umbrella
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Don't Break My Love by Nicolas Jaar
It takes a skilled ear for composition to combine rhythmic clicks, synthesized melodies, and occasional vocal clips into anything nearly as satisfying as Don't Break My Love.
http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dont-Break-My-Love.mp3
http://cdn03.cdn.gorillavsbear.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Dont-Break-My-Love.mp3
Labels:
ambient,
electronic,
gorilla vs bear,
Nicolas Jaar
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Where's Adam by Lucky Dragons
Where's Adam is one of three looping experimental bonus tracks gathered on Layer Hater.
http://www.luckydragons.org/all/LAYER_HATER/03_wheres_adam.mp3
http://www.luckydragons.org/all/LAYER_HATER/03_wheres_adam.mp3
Labels:
electro-acoustic,
experimental,
Lucky Dragons
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